The firefighter's identity was confirmed on the Nyack Fire Department's Facebook post announcing the death.

Jahnes joined the fire patrol in 2001 and served as captain from 2008-11, according to the Fire Department in a statement released on its Facebook page.

Fire officials and Orangetown police have not commented further on the incident.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day said the county mourns the death of the 58-year-old Jahnes, saying, Rockland County’s firefighter and first-responder community has suffered a terrible loss.

"As a former first-responder I know that the work we do is inherently dangerous," Day said. "Even a seemingly routine call like the one that the Nyack Fire Patrol responded to on Monday poses dangers."

Day continued, "Firefighters like David Jahnes understand these dangers and volunteer their time out of a selfless desire to protect their neighbors and their communities."